Phone: +12037350494
Address: 350 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby, 06418, United States Of America
City: Derby
Menu Dishes: 13
Reviews: 3345
"First let me say that this place was busy and it has a reputation of being one of the better places in the area for pizza. I ordered a broccoli rabe and sausage largest one so as to have some leftover for the next day. Got a very nice waitress who did her best to please me and service was quick. As I am not a fan of the trend of burnt or charred on my pizza, I specifically asked for no black or burnt crust. I also asked for garlicky. What I got was a burnt pizza. Not a happy camper! All it tasted like was burnt and that taste overrides the whole taste of the pizza! So now after a busy day of working, I really just did not want to be waiting for it to be redone. Had it been daytime, I would've waited possibly. Very disappointed since I had asked for it not to be burnt. Now whose fault was it. The waitress said she told them in the kitchen so why did they do it. Sounds deliberate or not paying attention to it. Now I noticed that on this site there are a lot of pictures of charred pizzas and a lot of uncharred ones too . So it seems it can go either way. My dinner was ruined by the terrible taste of burnt and my trust lost. So I probably won't be back as I told the waitress of my big disappointment. In all fairness she made a big effort to correct this by not fully charging the price and giving me extra bread to take home, A whole loaf. I only could eat three slices of this carcaginic pizza. The burnt taste was just too strong. Some people maybe smokers who aren't so sensitive can tolerate this taste of charred it seems. So while I did not like that taste it seems this trend has become popular and that it's an indication of New Haven pizza when it's charred so everyone loves to have those bragging rights by showing off their charred pizzas. This place is popular and you need to try for yourself to see if it's for you. The toppings were generous and it does seem to be made superior to other places except for the charred part. Anyway I called up my old boyfriend who is pure Italian, a smoker and will eat charred if it's free and dropped the loaf and rest of the pizza to him at a private club he was at. When ai called to ask him if he liked it he said yes he did and thanked me. Moral of the story. Everyone has different taste buds and tastes but mine is not for burnt."
All prices are estimates on menu.